Question 3 • Foothill-B Period-Chemistry-26/27B
Specific heat capacity is the heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree. For a sample measured in grams, that means the heat required to raise 1 g by 1°C (or 1 K) at constant pressure. Choice C describes the heat for the whole sample, without accounting for its mass.
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